Senior Program Officer

📋 Description

• Lead day-to-day implementation of a national grants initiative and higher education partnerships
• Coordinate with senior leadership, program, finance, operations, and MERL teams to ensure timely
• Oversee grantmaking, eligibility, outreach, evaluation rubrics, and reporting requirements.
• Engage government stakeholders and U.S. higher education institutions to design and monitor
• Coordinate events, webinars, seminars, and partnerships forums as needed.
• Monitor subrecipient performance and ensure compliance with grant obligations.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; master's preferred.
• At least 5 years of experience managing U.S. Government-funded programs.
• Experience managing subawards or small grants, including RFPs, reviews, compliance, and reporting.
• Strong writing, facilitation, communication, and organizational skills; stakeholder engagement.
• Ability to manage multiple workflows, deadlines, and deliverables within a cooperative environment.
• Must reside in or be able to establish residency in eligible U.S. jurisdictions.

🎁 Benefits

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
• Competitive benefits package.
• Fully remote work arrangement.
• Opportunity to contribute to federally funded initiatives with national impact in higher education.
• Collaboration with government stakeholders, HEIs, grant recipients, and subject-matter experts.
• Meaningful professional development and exposure to grants management and program implementation.